⚽ FIFA Club World Cup 2025 - USA: Discussion Thread ⚽

[Cossyblack]

I love it when you said this is not there best performance although they did well by beating salzburg despite that salzburg aren't their equals, I will also want to say that there's a kind of improvement in the team though it will also be too early for anyone to conclude, all the same congratulations to them on such deserving victory of theirs, yea xabi making use of the three defense yield fruit I think he has been able to figure out one the problem Real Madrid faced last season, if he continues like this, he will get things right, am waiting to see what happens when he face bigger teams next season, I can't conclude that Juventus will be a strong side for them in the next round as the will be meeting each other after all we all know the.current nature of Juventus although will wil see what happens then.

It's true that salzburg are no equals with Real Madrid but their performance in today game was quite impressive even though they were still defeated. They played Real Madrid like equals maybe its because Real Madrid hasn't picked full form yet. I think if Real Madrid were playing in full form,they would have dominated the entire match both 1st and 2nd half of the game. I am also satisfied with Real Madrid winning,it shows that Xabi Alonso is gradually working on his team as we have started seeing some improvements from the way  Real Madrid played against salzburg. I believe in xabi so much with high confidence that he will rebuild the Real Madrid team to full form.

[topbitcoin]

Yes, it is true Al Hilal played well against Real Madrid. But you should know that Real Madrid had signed a new coach, and when a new coach comes, it takes time for him to understand the team. So similarly it happened with Xabi and because of that, Real Madrid drew against Al Hilal. Now you can see how well Real Madrid played in the next match, fully dominant with 3 goals....

Now it is Manchester City turn. I think Manchester City will knock out Al Hilal. Because Pep's team is a well-organized team with a strong enough squad depth. And let me tell you something more previously Manchester City smashed the Juventus team very badly. So I think their confidence level is also high for the next hunt.

Let's not forget that Al Hilal is also currently in a transitional phase where their coach just joined from Inter so they are also difficult to predict now whether they can surprise again or they must be eliminated in the round of 16 from the EPL giants this time.

In terms of conditions, Manchester City are the favorites but indeed if Al Hilal can surprise in the match then this could be a good thing to wait for even though their chances are very slim but the opportunity is clearly still quite there for them.

It is likely that in this match they will try to be more defensive like when they played Madrid and will try to counterattack quickly and certainly force for extra time and penalties if they can because this is more favorable for them in terms of opportunities later.

[Rruchi man]

Now it is Manchester City turn. I think Manchester City will knock out Al Hilal. Because Pep's team is a well-organized team with a strong enough squad depth. And let me tell you something more previously Manchester City smashed the Juventus team very badly. So I think their confidence level is also high for the next hunt.

Manchester City will need to approach that game with caution because although they have all the players and they'd have the better coach of the two teams, they cannot go on to underrate Al Hilal, who have earned their place in the RO16 like every other team.

If Al Hilal gets the first goal, the dynamics of the game can go differently; hence the reason Manchester City needs to control the game from the kickoff.

[Woodie]

I knew something was off about some of these teams performances...in short the bad results could be a protest result just like it's done by players to get a coach sacked by playing below par and losing games...so these players didn't even want to play in the first place as they wanted to enjoy their holiday's and it's a valid point!

Going forward if you putting money where your mouth is, go for the goals not results of who is going to win etc.

[bitcoin_mining]

Now it is Manchester City turn. I think Manchester City will knock out Al Hilal. Because Pep's team is a well-organized team with a strong enough squad depth. And let me tell you something more previously Manchester City smashed the Juventus team very badly. So I think their confidence level is also high for the next hunt.

Manchester City will need to approach that game with caution because although they have all the players and they'd have the better coach of the two teams, they cannot go on to underrate Al Hilal, who have earned their place in the RO16 like every other team.

If Al Hilal gets the first goal, the dynamics of the game can go differently; hence the reason Manchester City needs to control the game from the kickoff.

The match between Manchester City and Al Hilal will be held on July 1st, where the two teams are considered strong opponents based on their current performance. We saw that Al Hilal drew against Real Madrid in the first match, so Manchester City will definitely not underestimate Al Hilal in any way. Manchester City will have to perform at their best against Al Hilal. Since the defense line-up of Manchester City and Al Hilal is quite strong, the number of goals between these two teams will be relatively low. However, the first half can make a difference in the game, if a team scores a goal in the first half, then they will try to play more defensively later, which will make it difficult for the opponent to score another goal.
Of course, these two teams will think carefully about these things and then enter the field.

[Platinumys]

Real Madrid will face Juventus in the round of 16, and it looks like Juventus will be a tough opponent compared to their previous opponents, so it will be interesting to see whether Xabi Alonso will continue to play with 3 defenders or perhaps he will experiment again using a different strategy.

Real Madrid won't find it difficult in the round of 16 match against Juventus because for the fact that Juventus lost to Manchester City in their last game, Real Madrid must have identified their weakness which they will capitalize on that aspect and make sure they use it against them. Juventus used to have a very solid defense but after Manchester City scored 5 goals in their last meeting, i saw the porosity in their defense which means if they must repel the attack of Real Madrid then they must make sure they focus more on their defense region or play a defensive formation, that is the only way to make the game difficult for Real Madrid. These are the early matches of Xabi Alonso, he won't gamble any chance to reach the FIFA club world cup final and winning Juventus shouldn't be what will give him sleepless nights.

Juventus's poor performance against Manchester City in their last match is not something to be taken lightly. Real Madrid will be favourites against Juventus, but the outcome of the match could go either way at any time, so Real Madrid will have to be on their toes and not give Juventus any chance. Real Madrid's performance in the last match of the Club World Cup suggests that we may soon see the old Real Madrid, who are very good at counter-attacking. Best wishes to Real Madrid for their match against Juventus.

[Mayor of ogba]

This is how the bracket looks for the playoffs.

The right side of the quarter finals looks likely to be more fun. PSG-Bayern Munich and Real Madrid-Dortmund are potential matchups if we don't see a big surprise.

Currently Manchester City are bookmakers' favourite for the championship. PSG come right after and the 3rd most one is Real Madrid. What is your opinion on this?

Well so far in this tournament we seen a lot of surprises and i dont think in the playoffs we didnt see a lot of it.  In group faze we seen a of surprises but i dont think it will come in such an important part. I think all europian favorites will win for sure because they dont have a mistake to make like they did so far

Yes, there are a lot of surprises in the group stage of the Club World Cup tournament, which I didn't expect, and I am looking forward to more surprises in the knockout phase of the Club World Cup tournament because some big clubs that didn't perform well in the group stage managed to make it to the knockout phase of the Club World Cup tournament. 

[emrecemsan]

I'm expecting a Manchester City v Real Madrid finale to tell the truth. 

There is still a long way until that round, yes. Unless we see big favourites being eliminated early this is a quite likely draw to be seen.

Other alternatives can be PSG or Bayern Munich in Real Madrid's place. It depends on how serious they take it. They had better do so I think because the winner gets around $110m in total during playoffs. 

[dezoel]

I am a bit surprised Al-Hilal made it to the next round

I am not. After their first game against Real Madrid that ended in a draw, i knew they would probably make it out of the group, Al Hilal play very good football to be honest and they have a very good manager in Simone Inzaghi. However, i think City would be too much for them in the round of 16, it would surely not be an easy win and the game would be interesting, but i cannot see Al Hilal eliminating City in the form the English giants are in now.

Al Hilal performance against two top European clubs were surprising with also ticket for them to have spot into knock round no one expecting them to have draw against Real Madrid but their defense done amazing job at the end of game Valverde missed penalty also works well. But this event is still all dominated by European clubs as they are superior in all departments with no competition for any other most of the Asian and African clubs needs good work for bringing themselves on this level as they can give challenging performance against these giants.

Few clubs are surely had good quality which helps them for having dominating results, but few clubs like Real Madrid and Inter Milan those are having changes giving some space here in this event.

[Promocodeudo]

With the group stage now officially through all attention is facing the next round of the world club cup because this round is the most important and interesting because this is the stage where we will see every elimination because there are no longer wiping boys in the tournament so I expect to enjoy good and quality matches

You're right, this the time to face the real thing because it obvious that the perceived underperformed teams in this tournament are out of the way, we are not going to experience a good football from teams that came for serious business as such we will be enjoying football to it fullest, the club like Auckland that came to dash points and goals are now out paving way for their players to continues doing their main jobs, funny one, although ordinarily the round of sixteen of the competition is always not a joke because most teams that fine themselves in this stage wouldn't want to just go home just like that without giving a good fight, let's what happens at this stage then

[Despairo]

From the simulation you made, in the PSG vs Bayern Munich match, it is likely that PSG will go to the next round.
I just doubt Inter can beat Fluminense. Fluminense is more likely to be the representative from Latin America who will step into the quarter-finals. Fluminense will accompany Palmeiras.
If the simulation remains as you made it, Inter might still beat Manchester City.

I see you're using the past results to draw conclusion.

You think PSG is stronger because they won Champions League, you think Inter is stronger because Barcelona beaten by them.

But, I see Bayern Munich and Manchester City can give a fight, Bayern Munich is still Bayern Munich, while Manchester City is back to Manchester City like we know since Rodri is available.

Both match are 50/50.

[Oluwa-btc]

I knew something was off about some of these teams performances...in short the bad results could be a protest result just like it's done by players to get a coach sacked by playing below par and losing games...so these players didn't even want to play in the first place as they wanted to enjoy their holiday's and it's a valid point!

Going forward if you putting money where your mouth is, go for the goals not results of who is going to win etc.

This is unwise of Raphinha. Personally, I consider it stupid of him to bash Fifa. Even if he's correct in a way, the next few months could see him be a potential Ballon d'Or winner but he just handed Fifa and whoever organising the Ballon d'Or a big machete to cut him of that  list.
The competition is stressful quite alright and players will be damn fatigued and stressed after this competition. Clubs are most likely to under fatigued and injuries.

[Barcode_]

It will be interesting to watch two strong Brazilian football clubs Palmeiras and Botafogo RJ to play against each other and decide which will be the better team to face either Benfica or Chelsea in the quarter finals. Group B is one of the most toughest group to be placed in as Paris Saint-Germain and Atletico Madrid are both in this group but Botafogo RJ had somehow managed to squeeze through this group at the expenses of Atletico Madrid dropping out from this tournament. I think Botafogo RJ might be able to eliminate Palmeiras and progress to the quarter finals to face another European football club.

[aylabadia05]

Let's not forget that Al Hilal is also currently in a transitional phase where their coach just joined from Inter so they are also difficult to predict now whether they can surprise again or they must be eliminated in the round of 16 from the EPL giants this time.

There will be no effect on the result that is predicted to keep Manchester City's victory in the round of 16.
Al Hilal with Inzaghi as their coach will be different, but not here. Even if it is, it's not at the moment where Manchester City are doing well.
I think in betting, you would also bet on a Manchester City win.

It is likely that in this match they will try to be more defensive like when they played Madrid and will try to counterattack quickly and certainly force for extra time and penalties if they can because this is more favorable for them in terms of opportunities later.

Defensive will be the first strategy by utilizing counterattacks.
Pep Guardiola will maximize the strategy if the team he will face will play defensively.

[satscraper]

Well, in just one day, we’ll see the first two key matches of 1/16 CWC. Palmeiras vs. Botafogo and Benfica vs. Chelsea. For the Benfica against Chelsea clash I'd lean toward btts bet, while for Palmeiras vs. Botafogo, backing Palmeiras seems reasonable for me as they've shown more consistency in competition so far. What are your thoughts or expectations for such points?

For the Benfica vs Chelsea match, I personally would probably favor Chelsea to win the match. But hoping that both teams score goals is actually not a bad choice either. because both Benfica and Chelsea have pretty good goal productivity. So yes, the possibility is quite big.

For the Palmeiras vs Botafogo match, I think Palmeiras deserves to be the favorite. because I also see that Palmeiras is superior to Botafogo at the moment. Inter Miami was even able to hold on to a draw in the previous match. So I will also choose Palmeiras for that match.

Well, I ended up placing the bet on Palmeiras with odds of 2.2. The Palmeiras vs Botafogo match is first, followed by Benfica vs Chelsea. Depending on how the Palmeiras match goes, I’ll set the price relevant to my bet for the second match. That said, I still believe btts would be the best option for this bet. The only open question is the price. Keeping my fingers crossed for Palmeiras to come through.

[shinratensei_]

I knew something was off about some of these teams performances...in short the bad results could be a protest result just like it's done by players to get a coach sacked by playing below par and losing games...so these players didn't even want to play in the first place as they wanted to enjoy their holiday's and it's a valid point!

Going forward if you putting money where your mouth is, go for the goals not results of who is going to win etc.

Raphinha's club is not even playing in CWC. Why is he crying and tantrum like that? He's just making an excuse for his club. That's the point. So i just ignore him as CWC is not even asking his opinion regarding the competition. 

[Sim_card]

I knew something was off about some of these teams performances...in short the bad results could be a protest result just like it's done by players to get a coach sacked by playing below par and losing games...so these players didn't even want to play in the first place as they wanted to enjoy their holiday's and it's a valid point!

Going forward if you putting money where your mouth is, go for the goals not results of who is going to win etc.

This is unwise of Raphinha. Personally, I consider it stupid of him to bash Fifa. Even if he's correct in a way, the next few months could see him be a potential Ballon d'Or winner but he just handed Fifa and whoever organising the Ballon d'Or a big machete to cut him of that  list.
The competition is stressful quite alright and players will be damn fatigued and stressed after this competition. Clubs are most likely to under fatigued and injuries.

You are right. After all, it's his duty to play for his club in any ongoing competition that his club is partaking. This is a new competition and if other players are happy to showcase their talents and make records for themselves, who is he to complain. He is the one losing and nobody else, because his speech might make some people unhappy with him.

[Slow death]

I'm expecting a Manchester City v Real Madrid finale to tell the truth. 

There is still a long way until that round, yes. Unless we see big favourites being eliminated early this is a quite likely draw to be seen.

Other alternatives can be PSG or Bayern Munich in Real Madrid's place. It depends on how serious they take it. They had better do so I think because the winner gets around $110m in total during playoffs. 

Honestly, I still don't see a clear favorite to win this competition. I know that Manchester City is playing well and has won all their games, but the South American teams are managing to surprise in this tournament. That's why in my opinion any team that has made it to the next round can win this tournament. They just need to be lucky enough to see all the strong opponents face each other early on and eliminate each other. Real Madrid hasn't convinced me so far, especially without Mbappe.

[Baki202]

Juventus's poor performance against Manchester City in their last match is not something to be taken lightly. Real Madrid will be favourites against Juventus, but the outcome of the match could go either way at any time, so Real Madrid will have to be on their toes and not give Juventus any chance. Real Madrid's performance in the last match of the Club World Cup suggests that we may soon see the old Real Madrid, who are very good at counter-attacking. Best wishes to Real Madrid for their match against Juventus.

At least they are able to score some goals. So, goals, and I don't know why people are acting surprised, because I don't know what they were expecting, maybe Juventus to win against Manchester City. I don't even know if that is actually possible because maybe they forget the kind of club that Manchester is. After all, there are reasons for everything, and the fact that we did not do well does not mean that any kind of club will just come and then they will defeat us. Just because of some setback, we are already being looked down on.

And I don't know if Manchester City looks like the kind of club that will allow any kind of club to defeat us. We are bigger than that, so people should stop looking down on Manchester City. There are always a lot of things they don't know about us. They would have expected us to lose that game.

[punk.zink]

I'm expecting a Manchester City v Real Madrid finale to tell the truth. 

There is still a long way until that round, yes. Unless we see big favourites being eliminated early this is a quite likely draw to be seen.

Other alternatives can be PSG or Bayern Munich in Real Madrid's place. It depends on how serious they take it. They had better do so I think because the winner gets around $110m in total during playoffs. 

Honestly, I still don't see a clear favorite to win this competition. I know that Manchester City is playing well and has won all their games, but the South American teams are managing to surprise in this tournament. That's why in my opinion any team that has made it to the next round can win this tournament. They just need to be lucky enough to see all the strong opponents face each other early on and eliminate each other. Real Madrid hasn't convinced me so far, especially without Mbappe.

Real Madrid vs Man City is the dream final, but before that Real Madrid still have to get rid of Juventus first and if they succeed they will most likely face PSG in the semifinals. Real Madrid played quite well in their last game, and the new strategy seems to suit them very well so I think Real Madrid have a chance to beat Juventus, even though they are not an easy opponent. Mbappe is reportedly recovering quite well and he will most likely play in the match against Juventus.